Central Washington Open tourneys, held monthly, traditionally draw in bowlers who average 190 or better in league play.

In Sunday's six-game qualifying block, Rice turned in the third highest pinfall from the 48-person field. The top 16 bowlers advanced to the four-game finals, where they competed one-on-one and were able to pick up 30 bonus pins for each victory.

Rice, the owner of Sunnyside's Valley Lanes and a member of the PBA, averaged 221 in the six-game qualifying block last Sunday. His 1,326 pinfall included games of 214-247-201-238-191-235.

In the four-game finals Rice picked up another 1,006 pins, giving him a total pinfall on the day of 2,332, which was 54 pins higher than the runner-up, Spokane's Sean Heath.

In capturing first-place honors, Rice earned a payday of $480.

The top qualifier in the opening six-game block proved to be Yakima's Dan Gilcher, who shot games of 247-234-243-235-192-277. Gilcher, though, lost momentum in the four-game finals and faded to third.

Also cashing in Sunday's tournament was Sunnyside's Tanner Schaneman. He finished in ninth place and earned a check for $135. Schaneman advanced to the finals as the No. 10 seed from the qualifying block, where he shot games of 213-266-201-202-181-173. He finished the day with a total pinfall of 2,128.

Five other Sunnyside-area bowlers also competed in Sunday's Central Washington Open. They included Derek Colley, 21st place with games of 255-166-162-210-203-170; Jon Cox, 25th place with games of 212-204-154-204-210-176; Brandon Rice, 26th place with games of 207-203-199-179-183-172; Stacee Isaac, 36th place with games of 190-148-171-158-211-160; and David Conradt, 39th place with games of 167-154-189-159-205-148.